CONFERENCE CENTRE EXPANSION

EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE CENTRE

Expansion greatly enhanced facilities at this world-class venue and included the provision of new high quality office space.

General Information

The Edinburgh International Conference Centre
(EICC) was expanded to provide a new multi-purpose hall and office
space.

An underground extension houses a
2,000m2 hall which includes a bespoke automated floor
system. The floor can be configured to cater for a range of uses. A
new atrium building attached to the EICC offers access to the hall
and provides a café and office space.

A separate building houses 17,000m2
of Grade A office space and street level retail units.

Our site team worked with our in-house Design Group to develop
the permanent and temporary works required for the scheme’s
50,000m3 excavation.

Building Information Modelling
(BIM) was key to delivery of the centre’s large automated moving
floor. Assimilating the complex requirements of our specialist
subcontractor with those of our design team, the model facilitated
an efficient installation process.

With the project including works inside the
existing venue, close liaison with the EICC was essential to
minimise the impact of our operations. Measures included
programming the integration of services around the venue’s ongoing
activities.